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Updates From Percy Jackson, Creepshow, and More

The first Sailor Moon movie in decades is coming to Netflix. Patrick Dempsey talks about midlife crises, songs, and dances for Disenchanted. Samuel L. Jackson is invited to a game in a new Spiral: From the Book of Saw clip. Plus, what’s coming on Supergirl’s nightmare prom night, and the Fantasy Island reboot adds an…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Apr 28

Universal’s Latest Dracula Spinoff Has Found a New Director

We’ve already got a modern day Dracula movie in the works. A future Dracula movie, too. Hell, Van Helsing’s getting one. So really, one might ask, why not a standalone movie for Dracula’s dominated henchman? Deadline reports that Universal has tapped The Lego Batman Movie’s Chris McKay to direct Renfield, based on a script from…

Movies James Whitbrook Apr 13

The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

The D&D movie rolls for initiative once more, but this time a new Dungeon Master is in charge. Well, Dungeon Masters. Variety reports that hot off of their creative-differences-based exit from Warner Bros.’ long in the works, seemingly cursed Flash standalone DC movie, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will replace now-outgoing director Chris McKay…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 30

The Lego Batman Movie Director Will Bring Nightwing to the Big Screen

Importantly, this should also mean that Chris McKay is bringing one of the most lauded butts in comic books to the big screen as well. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that McKay is currently in talks with Warner Bros. to bring Grayson—the original Robin, leader of the Teen Titans, superspy, and many other…

Movies James Whitbrook Feb 23

The Lego Cinematic Universe Is More Layered Than You Realized

The idea of a Lego movie seems so simple. There’s a world where Lego characters can talk, have adventures, and that’s it. Well, 2014’s The Lego Movie blew that notion away by introducing both a Lego world and a human world. Now it seems, with The Lego Batman Movie, that’s just the start of an…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 14

Like Its Star, The Lego Batman Movie Tries Way Too Hard to Be Cool

In comedy, there’s a fine line between hilarious and annoying. It’s a line The Lego Batman Movie tiptoes on from its very first minute as the jokes begin to fly over the studio logos. It’s a surprising way to start, doesn’t entirely work, and sets the standard for everything to follow. Directed by Chris McKay,…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 7

Will Arnett’s Lego Batman Will Face Lego Joker, Voiced by Zach Galifianakis

Sure, lots of people are looking forward to seeing Ben Affleck and Jared Leto playing the new Batman and Joker, but there’s another pair of actors who’ll soon portray the characters on the big screen. They’ll be in The Lego Batman Movie, which will be out on February 10, 2017. Obviously, Will Arnett will once…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 12

We’re Getting A LEGO Movie Spinoff About Batman! Darkness! No Parents!

Cue up the Bat-metal! Will Arnett will be reprising his role as the self-important Batman from The LEGO Movie for his very own plastic adventure. And the script is being penned by the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Chris McKay, who served…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 10

At least Lego Movie 2 is keeping one of the first movie’s directors

Good news: The Lego Movie sequel definitely has a shot at maintaining some of the original charm from the first movie, because one of the original directors is sticking around! Deadline just broke the news that while Phil Lord and and Chris Miller were staying on only as producers, the third original director Chris McKay…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 12

The makers of The LEGO Movie take apart their creation brick by brick

Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Chris McKay pulled off a miracle: They turned what could have been a massive commercial for LEGO toys and turned it into a vast, beautiful science fiction world that channels The Matrix, Time Bandits and whole lot of heart. In our exclusive interview, the directors explain how they pulled it…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 5

Updates From Percy Jackson, Creepshow, and More

Universal’s Latest Dracula Spinoff Has Found a New Director

The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

The Lego Batman Movie Director Will Bring Nightwing to the Big Screen

The Lego Cinematic Universe Is More Layered Than You Realized

Like Its Star, The Lego Batman Movie Tries Way Too Hard to Be Cool

Will Arnett’s Lego Batman Will Face Lego Joker, Voiced by Zach Galifianakis

We’re Getting A LEGO Movie Spinoff About Batman! Darkness! No Parents!

At least Lego Movie 2 is keeping one of the first movie’s directors

The makers of The LEGO Movie take apart their creation brick by brick

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